Circuit Training Session As A Bodybuilding Workout
I know most of you guys are looking to get huge, some of you probably think you got a shot at getting into bodybuilding and when I mention circuit training as a bodybuilding workout most of you bodybuilders are probably rolling your eyes and saying something like this to yourselves:
“Circuit training is for the pansies in biker shorts wokring out on the nautilus machines…”
Normally I would agree with you but there are certain occasions where a particular style of circuit training could really benefit you. I’m talking about those times where you probably only have something like 20-30 minutes to get in a bodybuilding workout and you really want to pump iron and you also want to get in some cardio…
What to do right?
Here’s what I do when I find myself in the above situation:
Basically I tweak your normal circuit training routine and I mix in some cardio usually at the end of the circuit so I can still move a good amount of weight during the anaerobic exercises of the circuit training session/ bodybuilding workout.
I’ll be doing 4 sets of 4 exercises with a couple of minutes between sets, not individual exercises like you would in a typical bodybuilding workout. 3 anaerobic exercises and 1 cardio exercise at the end of the circuit.
For the cardio exercise portion of the circuit training I usually run on a treadmill, ride a stationary bike or ride an elliptical trainer. 9 times out of 10 I’m running on a treadmill for 5 minutes and it’s usually pretty damn close to a good sprint for 5 minutes.
Well there you have it… you get your bodybuilding workout in, you get some cardio in and you get it all in in under 20-30 minutes in this unique circuit training session.
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